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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3147551, member: 83845"]I think you're missing some of the finer points that [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] very elequently explained. I strongly encourage you to review the matches that have taken place so far. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Eid Mar is an iconic coin, for sure, but historical interest only accounts for 33% of the score. It would lose to a beautiful budget coin, no doubt in my mind based on previous matches. The tournament so far has seen Byzantine and Chinese coins defeat beautiful Greek tetradrachms. That's because it's a game, not a popularity contest. </p><p><br /></p><p>But there is no need for us to belabor the point here. As I said I hope you follow along with the game and come to your own decisions on what it is after you've seen it play out. Everyone seems to be having fun which is really the whole point though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3147551, member: 83845"]I think you're missing some of the finer points that [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] very elequently explained. I strongly encourage you to review the matches that have taken place so far. The Eid Mar is an iconic coin, for sure, but historical interest only accounts for 33% of the score. It would lose to a beautiful budget coin, no doubt in my mind based on previous matches. The tournament so far has seen Byzantine and Chinese coins defeat beautiful Greek tetradrachms. That's because it's a game, not a popularity contest. But there is no need for us to belabor the point here. As I said I hope you follow along with the game and come to your own decisions on what it is after you've seen it play out. Everyone seems to be having fun which is really the whole point though.[/QUOTE]
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